The most current numbers for the following as of September 29: SNAP Recipients Average Gas Price Average Milk Price Average Egg Prices Average Bread Price Average Beef Price Consumer Confidence Presidential Approval Rating Federal Interest Rate Dow Jones Index Inflation Rate NC Tax Rates NC Minimum Wage Unemployment Rates Unemployment Benefits Number of People Who … Continue reading September 2026- Numbers To Consider

If there is one lesson that citizens must learn when it comes to elections it’s that the races which are considered “down-ballot” sometimes are more important than the high-financed campaigns. That means local elections like city/county commissioners, school board members, and state representatives. In fact, here in North Carolina it is so important to pay … Continue reading 1,800,001 Reasons (Including A Crotch Grab) Why Not To Reelect Jeff Zenger To The NCGA

Sometimes a graphic says it all. Credit to @bullcityanna.

Of course not. After the school year starts and the anniversary of longevity pay elimination having just passed as well as watching the ADM funding model hit our public schools with further reduction in our teacher ranks, it makes since that the promised bonus is still not realized. I blame Phil Berger. And all of … Continue reading Got Your Teacher Bonus Yet?

If you ask EC teachers in this school system how conditions are in their schools and then ask the same of EC teachers in the surrounding county/city school systems, you just might get very different answers. But when it is the school board that voted for RIFs and cuts to EC departments to save financial … Continue reading One Headline Says It All About WSFCS

North Carolina is already known nationally as one of the states that supports its public school system the least. North Carolina is also the last state to have passed a new state budget for this year. The last passed budget was in 2023. The same man who stalled that budget process and spearheaded a 15-year-long … Continue reading How This NC Constitutional Amendment Is Worded & How It Could Affect Public Education

Ask them. Ask them the tough questions about how they are resourced and treated. Ask them how they handle ever-increasing case loads, fewer resources, mountainous amounts of paper work, and the legal intricacies that they have to navigate on a daily basis. Because if you are not one of the decreasing number of EC educators … Continue reading A Real Indication Of Supporting WSFCS (And Other Public Schools): Talk To EC Teachers

Do you know who is running for the local school board and county commission? That’s a big question – at least here in Winston-Salem / Forsyth County. Just go to your local county/city board of elections website. For my school district, I could just do a simple Google search. There it is – “Candidates”. That … Continue reading Two Months Until Election Day

Think of LEANDRO. Think of district mapping. Think of voting rights. And think of what this guy tried to do to get a place here. In the scope of things, the most important election in 2026 may not be for an office in Washington or West Jones Street, but may be the one involving this … Continue reading The Most Important Political Race In 2026 For Public Education

When the state deliberately holds up the budget process knowing that a majority of the state budget goes to public education, then state lawmakers are culpable in this latest round of teacher cuts. When public "servants" shout a false narrative about "failing" public schools, some people automatically react and place their students into unregulated private … Continue reading Another RIF Due To Another Self-Fulfilled Public Education Prophecy